Yosemite Firefall. Manhattanhenge. Washington D.C.’s cherry blossoms. That list of names could be a landscape photographer’s bucket list, but it’s also a list of brief events that draw millions of visitors – and photographers. But the well-known, short-term photo opportunities come with a downside, as one photo of the recent Washington DC cherry blossoms illustrates: crowds.
I was browsing through images of the Yoshino cherry trees at peak bloom when I came across a photo of the trees along the Tidal Basin – and more photographers than I can count. The photograph shows a line of tripods, cameras, and people along the water’s shore, all capturing the iconic bloom.
